Although Executive Order 11246, which mandated race and gender affirmative action programs for federal contractors and subcontractors, was revoked by President Trump in January 2025, the EEOC’s newly updated EEO-1 Data Collection Instruction Booklet still directs federal contractors and many other private employers required to file EEO-1 Component 1 data reports for calendar year 2024.
The EEO-1 Report, filed annually, collects workforce demographic data for covered companies, including race, ethnicity, and gender organized by job categories.
On May 20, 2025, the EEOC opened its 2024 EEO-1 data collection period. The reporting period will close at 11:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 24, 2025. Employers should note that this year’s data reporting period is shorter than usual. The EEOC emphasizes that once the deadline passes, no additional EEO-1 Component 1 reports will be accepted. The EEOC strongly encourages covered entities to visit the EEOC’s data collection website for updates and reporting guidance.
In addition to changing the filing period, the EEOC also implemented changes to its EEO-1 Data Collection Instruction Booklet, which included removing the option to include nonbinary employees in the report. Instead, the only available genders are male and female. Employers can reference the updated Data Collection Instruction Booklet here for further information on reporting requirements, including detailed information on which employers are required to file reports.
Separately, Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas reminded employers that Title VII continues to prohibit all employment actions based on, or motivated in whole or in part, by an employee’s race, sex, or other characteristics protected by the law. She also warned that “there is no ‘diversity’ exception to Title VII’s requirements.”
